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The_Yoda on 26 January 2015
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IFireflyl said:
Ka-pi96 said:
IFireflyl said:
Ka-pi96 said:

There is already a rule against one word posts, I've seen it enforced a few times as well.
9. Spamming. Spam, which is multiple replies in a row without any substance and replies that have nothing to do with the topic at hand, is not allowed.

  • Explain and justify your opinions. If you have nothing to add to a topic, then don't post at all.

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But then there is the argument of who needs to explain their reasoning behind a yes/no answer to a yes/no question. Ultimately, I agree that what you're saying should occur, but it would be simpler to impose a minimum amount of words rule instead of threatening with action for answering yes/no to a closed-ended question.

This seems a little silly to me, what is wrong with a one word answer (to a close-ended question), does it take you hours to read? What is the actual harm?  I might think that even a two page response is devoid of any real contribution to a discussion, so length isn't an indicator of worth in my mind.

So are the moderators going to be handing out lots for this thread and it's responses? I guess I think adding filler just for the sake of adding filler is pointless. This site is perhaps going to far to try to be completely inoffensive to everyone. This is life not rainbow happy land.  If we make everything bland (i would say vanilla but then that might offend someone) then what is the appeal? Sorry, as Mods I know you are between a rock and a hard place, just my two cents.